……Donald Trump said the US could “take over” Gaza, in a joint news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House…………………. …… …. ……………….. ……… ……….. The president says the US could “do a real job” by removing unexploded bombs and economically redeveloping the Palestinian territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East”
He also proposed that Palestinians should be resettled outside of Gaza while it was rebuilt, though countries throughout the Middle East have previously rejected this proposal
Netanyahu – the first foreign leader to visit in the US president’s second term – said Trump’s plan was an idea “worth paying attention to”
The BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams writes the US president “continues to startle everyone with his proposals for Gaza”, calling it “head-spinning stuff”
Trump also said Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon” and it would be “unfortunate” if Tehran thought it could develop atomic bombs
Netanyahu told his host he is “the greatest friend Israel has ever had” – the two leaders were close allies during Trump’s first term, when he relocated the American embassy to Jerusalem, a move that Palestinians condemned
